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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

Woman Employee Entitled To Claim Maternity Leave For Period Of 6 Months: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court held that a woman employee was...

A widow’s vote: A photo essay

Aligarh went to the polls on April 18, 2019...

When Rural Jobs Disappear, Women Are The First To Lose Out

Mumbai and Nashik: When Kamal Gangrude looks across at...

To those women, this country owes a change”

In the society we live in, violence can be...

Jamia Millia appoints Najma Akhtar as its first woman VC

She is the first woman to hold the post...

Secularism is a women’s issue

How it impacts on women’s universal rights and on...

Women for Theatre appeal to vote out the current right-wing regime

On April 4, hundreds of women joined the Women...

Manifesto Fiasco: Congress, AAP call out BJP’s erroneous manifesto on Crimes against Women

Recently released Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manifesto became a...

How Gujarat’s skewed gender ratio affects women’s voting rights

In 2001, the child sex ratio in Gujarat was...

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